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Table 1. Number of State-Listed Threatened and Endangered Species (by County)

County State Endangered Threatened

Cook Illinois 69 43

DuPage Illinois 36 24

Kane Illinois 27 26

Kendall Illinois 11 8

DeKalb Illinois 5 5

LaSalle Illinois 19 11

Bureau Illinois 8 7

Henry Illinois 8 6

Rock Island Illinois 12 11

Scott Iowa 13 8

Muscatine Iowa 35 34

Cedar Iowa 7 14

Johnson Iowa 16 16

Iowa Iowa 4 8

Poweshiek Iowa 5 4

Jasper Iowa 2 9

Polk Iowa 7 9

Dallas Iowa 1 6

Madison Iowa 4 6

Guthrie Iowa 8 7

Adair Iowa 4 3

Cass Iowa 0 2

Pottawattamie Iowa 7 6

Douglas Nebraska 3 4

Source: Illinois – http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/ESPB/Documents/ETListCounty2011.pdf (September 12, 2011)

Iowa – https://programs.iowadnr.gov/naturalareasinventory/pages/Query.aspx (April 2012)

Nebraska – http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/wildlife/programs/nongame/pdf/TandESpecies.pdf (September 2011)
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Illinois Threatened & Endangered Species by County

Source: Illinois DNR – Natural Heritage Database (September 12, 2011)

State Status:

LE - listed as endangered

LT - listed as threatened
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Iowa Threatened & Endangered Species by County

Source: Iowa DNR – Natural Heritage Database (September 12, 2011)

State Status:

E - listed as Endangered; T - listed as Threatened; S - listed as Special Concern
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Nebraska Threatened & Endangered Species by County

Source: Nebraska GPC – Nebraska Natural Heritage Program (September 2011)

State Status:

FE - Federal Endangered; FT - Federal Threatened; SE – State Endangered; ST – State Threatened